Presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in human corneal tissues donated in Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stefano Ferrari Elena FrancoClaudia Del VecchioIlaria ZorziElisa FasoloAndrea CrisantiDiego Ponzin

Published in: BMJ open ophthalmology (2022)

The presence of SARS-CoV-2 in cornea specimens would seem to be more likely due to prolonged detection of RNA rather than to active viral replication, with very low risk of infectivity and transmission through keratoplasty.

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